What color is #E6D6D3?

#E6D6D3 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6D6D3?

The RGB value is 230, 214, 211: 230 red, 214 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D6D3?

The complementary color is #D3E3E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D6D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D6D3 color

#E6D6D3 rgb(230, 214, 211)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E6D6D3 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 83.9% green and 82.7% blue (230, 214, 211).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 28% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is China Silk (#E3D1CC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#E6D6D3 color codes

HEX	`#E6D6D3`
RGB	`rgb(230, 214, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 83.9%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 28%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.81, 5, 3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.81, 6.08, 34.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.436, 69.62, 71.448)`
Decimal	`15128275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D6D3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E6D6D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D6D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E6D6D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d6d3; }
.text { color: #e6d6d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d6d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 214 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d6d3, #e6e0d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E6D6D3?: #E6D6D3 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6D6D3?: The RGB value is 230, 214, 211: 230 red, 214 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D6D3?: The complementary color is #D3E3E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D6D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.